Latest Mostly False Fact-checks on Rick Scott Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2019 in a statement to The Guardian: When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention." Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities." Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said." Rick Scott stated on November 30, 2016 in an op-ed in USA Today: Obamacare "was invented by liberal academic theorists." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didn't. Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Rick Scott stated on April 3, 2014 in in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial: "Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month." Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: "Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce." Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: Because of the federal health care law, "300,000 health plans canceled" in Florida. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." Rick Scott stated on February 26, 2014 in an online campaign ad: "We are seeing dramatic rate cuts" to Medicare that will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.
Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.” Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.” Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.” Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.” Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois. Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable." Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.” Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2019 in a statement to The Guardian: When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention." Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation." Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security." Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities." Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said." Rick Scott stated on November 30, 2016 in an op-ed in USA Today: Obamacare "was invented by liberal academic theorists." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention." Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state." Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare." Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote." Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didn't. Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor." Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Rick Scott stated on April 3, 2014 in in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial: "Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month." Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: "Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce." Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: Because of the federal health care law, "300,000 health plans canceled" in Florida. Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000." Rick Scott stated on February 26, 2014 in an online campaign ad: "We are seeing dramatic rate cuts" to Medicare that will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.
Rick Scott stated on August 16, 2022 in a press release: The IRS is adding 87,000 new agents, making the IRS “larger than (the) Pentagon, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Customs and Border Protection and the State Department combined.”
Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Rick Scott stated on November 8, 2021 in in a CNN interview: "In 2015, when Terry McAuliffe was governor, the Virginia Department of Education promoted incorporating critical race theory lens in education...They were trying to indoctrinate kids.”
Rick Scott stated on September 23, 2021 in an op-ed: “Democrats are responsible for the massive spending and debt growth, they alone need to take responsibility for raising the debt limit.”
Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”
Rick Scott stated on March 1, 2021 in an interview with CBS News: The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”
Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release: States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Rick Scott stated on January 20, 2021 in a statement given to the press: The Paris Climate Agreement is “bad for America,” because it "does nothing to hold real polluters, like Communist China and India, accountable."
Rick Scott stated on June 28, 2020 in an interview: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2019 in a statement to The Guardian: When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention."
Rick Scott stated on September 11, 2018 in in a TV ad: "Fourth grade reading and math scores, first in the nation. Eighth grade reading, first. High school AP classes and college education, both ranked first in the nation."
Rick Scott stated on July 30, 2018 in in a campaign ad: Says Bill Nelson "doesn’t pay payroll taxes for his employees. He doesn’t even provide them with health benefits. It’s stealing money from Medicare and Social Security."
Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities."
Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said."
Rick Scott stated on November 30, 2016 in an op-ed in USA Today: Obamacare "was invented by liberal academic theorists."
Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention."
Rick Scott stated on October 14, 2015 in a press conference: "We have the highest funding in (the) K-12 system in the history of the state."
Rick Scott stated on May 6, 2015 in an interview in Washington, D.C.: "The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare."
Rick Scott stated on January 6, 2015 in his second inaugural address: "Estimates say individuals who escaped these high tax states have taken with them around $2 trillion in adjusted gross income."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a CNN debate: "We have spent $350 million to deal with sea-level rise" in the Miami area and "hundreds of millions of dollars to deal with coral reefs."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in the CNN debate: Says Charlie Crist wants felons who "commit a heinous crime" such as "intentional permanent disfigurement of a child, you walk out of jail, you immediately get to vote."
Rick Scott stated on October 21, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Jacksonville: Says Charlie Crist could have expanded Medicaid after the health care law passed but didn't.
Rick Scott stated on October 15, 2014 in a debate at Broward College: "3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved."
Rick Scott stated on April 3, 2014 in in an "El Nuevo Herald" editorial: "Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage are going to see an average premium increase between $50 and $90 per month."
Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: "Obamacare will drive 2.5 million Americans out of the workforce."
Rick Scott stated on March 24, 2014 in a television ad from Let's Get to Work: Because of the federal health care law, "300,000 health plans canceled" in Florida.
Rick Scott stated on March 4, 2014 in his State of the State speech: "All of Florida's four-year state colleges now offer bachelor's degrees for only $10,000."
Rick Scott stated on February 26, 2014 in an online campaign ad: "We are seeing dramatic rate cuts" to Medicare that will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services.
